Woman, granddaughter killed in truck-easy bike collision in Tongi
A woman and her granddaughter were killed and two others were injured after a truck hit a battery-run easy-bike in Tongi of Gazipur today (September 23, 2022).
The deceased were identified as Begum Rowshan Ara, 50, wife of Abdul Barek of Charkamor village in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh, and her six-month old granddaughter Raisa Islam while the injured were the child's mother Rita Akhter, 23, and easy-bike driver Rubel Mia, 32, reports our Gazipur correspondent.
The accident took place in front of Shilmun Catharsis Hospital in Tongi around 4pm, said Ashraful Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Tongi East Police Station.
OC Ashraful said Rowshan Ara along with her daughter Rita and granddaughter Raisa was going to her daughter's house in Morkun area of Tongi from Joydebpur on an easy-bike.
When the easy-bike carrying them reached in front of Silmun Catheries General Hospital in Tongi, a truck coming from the opposite direction hit the three-wheeler, he said.
The accident left Raushan Ara and Raisa dead on the spot and Rita and easy-bike injured. The injured were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Police seized the truck but its driver and helper managed to flee the scene.
The bodies were sent to Gazipur Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital for autopsy, the police official added.
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